General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ZINC ALLOY CASING/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DISTRIBUTOR/ GLASS WINDOW

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.0 cm

Width

9.6 cm

Height

13.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive engineering

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bosch

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Springfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

LATE 1940'S

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

PART OF IGNITION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT USES MAGNETIC FIELD TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC SPARK WHICH EXPLODES GASOLINE VAPOUR IN CYLINDER OF ENGINE, ENABLING IT TO FUNCTION.

Technical

PRODUCT OF NEW GENERATION OF COMPACT, LIGHT-WEIGHT, SOPHISTICATED MAGNETOS WITH UNITARY HIGH ENDURANCE ZINC ALLOY CASTINGS & SYNTHETIC RESIN DIELECTRIC MATERIALS. AMERICAN BOSCH WAS LEADER IN AUTO ELECTRIC FIELD FROM ITS EARLIEST YEARS, ITS PRODUCTS SETTING STANDARDS OF DESIGN & PERFORMANCE (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST LETTERING ON CASING READS "AMERICAN BOSCH CORP./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A.", WITH INCISED RED "MRD 4A 102"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC CASING & PARTS/ DARK BROWN SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A